Village protesting Kundankulam bans poll campaigning by any party
S P Udayakumar, coordinator of Peoples’ Movement Against Nuclear Energy, has been spearheading protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear …
I was dropped because I stood for Western Ghats conservation: P T Thomas
P T Thomas, senior Indian National Congress leader and sitting Member of Parliament from Idukki Lok Sabha constituency, has been denied a ticket …
Priyadarshini Karve – Director, Samuchit Enviro Tech
Priyadarshini Karve is Managing Director, Samuchit Enviro Tech. While working with Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) she invented a …
T. L. Sankar – Hon. Visiting Professor, Administrative Staff College
T L Sankar served as Principal, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad for over seven years and continues to be Honorary …
Nikolaus Supersberger – Deputy Director, Indo-German Energy Programme, GiZ
Nikolaus Supersberger is Deputy Director, Indo-German Energy Programme with GiZ. Having began his career at the German think-tank Wuppertal …
Usha Ramachandra – Professor and Energy Area Chairperson, Administrative Staff College
Usha Ramachandra, Professor and Area Chairperson of Energy Area, ASCI, is Doctorate in Economics from Central University, Hyderabad. She joined …
Did climate change trigger heat wave in India and other nations in 2014?
Britain's weather department has issued a heat wave warning and the US is presently basking in a summer with temperatures higher than normal
Jyoti Dar – Director, Kuvam Energy
As the founder director of Kuvam Energy Pvt. Ltd, Jyoti Dar has spent the past five years to reduce India’s dependence on coal and fossil …
Atma Ram Shukla – President, Biogas Forum of India
Atma Ram Shukla superannuated as Advisor (Bio-energy) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in September, 2011 after working for the …
Monsoon data's departure from reality
Latest rainfall data shows 18 per cent monsoon deficit, which Met officials consider to be in the 'normal' range. But does this data really …
Farewell to welfare
The budget is a patch work of abandoned schemes revived or existing ones being re-named. This is all for rural development
Farmers of Andhra Pradesh release their agenda for 2014 elections
Demand income security and sustainability, and redressal of grievances relating to land matters which they say are the biggest source of …
Why climate negotiators should look at wind energy prospects
Wind power could meet 26 per cent of global electricity demand and help save 6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually by the end of mid-century,…
Uttarakhand disaster robs Congress of all seats in state
In February this year, the UPA had replaced Vijay Bahuguna with Harish Rawat as chief minister of the state
Wait for the monsoon continues
Stalled since about 10 days in a crucial agricultural month like June, the 'mood swings' of the south-west monsoon continue to keep half of India …
Rainfall improves slightly in India
Amidst talks of an undeclared drought looming over the country, monsoon makes its presence felt in central and south India
UPA woos women and tribal voters
Finance minister lists Forest Rights Act as one of its key achievements while MGNREGA doesn't find mention.
Tiger Census 2018: None found in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa reserves
The presence of tigers in these reserves was scarce in 2014 too; nation-wide population up 30 per cent
Are tax incentives enough to promote solar cell manufacturing in India?
China and the US have already built several state of the art manufacturing base for solar PV which can cater to most of the world’s demands
What are smart cities?
Smart city may simply mean a place where a smart phone can run all the errands for you. But the Indian urban challenge is not as digital and way …
Himalayan plunder: Experts fear frequent landslides, floods, cloudbursts in J&K following Joshimath crisis
Unchecked construction, destruction of karewas and illegal riverbed mining pose threats to the region's ecology
On the cards in Kerala: A clean, green Lok Sabha polls
Kerala Suchitwa Mission Executive Director R Ajay Kr Verma says mass involvement most crucial
Monsoon's bizarre progress
Monsoon is progressing as expected only over some parts of India; 44% less rainfall recorded between June 1 and 11
Access to safe water, sanitation has improved, says WHO-UNICEF report
Some 2.5 billion people still use unimproved sanitation facilities; can the world achieve MDG target by 2015?
Ranjit Bharvirkar – Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project
Ranjit Bharvirkar is an independent expert working as an advisor with the Regulatory Assistance Project since 2013. He has conducted research and …